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Battlefield Tour

Friday, Sept. 22 – Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023

2023 Battlefield Tour: The War in Champagne

Follow along on social media as this year’s Battlefield Tour traverses history and tastes bubbly in the world’s champagne capital in France. Keep an eye out for more info on next year’s tour in Greece!

Algerian Spahis in Artois

Spotlight on an illustration by French artist Charles Huard depicting Algerian colonial soldiers known as Spahis. Find out about their roles in WWI as fighters for France and as prisoners of Germany.

Basketball and WWI

One of the stars of special exhibition "Entertaining the Troops" is a basketball uniform. It dates from the 1910s; the top is made of wool and the shorts are made of cotton; and the tag is for A.G.

Conversation

Sunday, April 30 - 2 p.m. (Central Time)

Captured: A Conversation with Heather Jones

Nearly 9 million people were held as POWs in WWI. Professor Heather Jones, historic advisor for special exhibition "Captured", delves into the seldom-told stories of life behind the wire.

Special Event Station

Friday, April 28 - Saturday, April 29 | 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

WW1USA Amateur Radio Station

The Museum and Memorial teams with area amateur radio operators for special event station WW1USA. All short-wave radio operators welcome.

Curator Conversation

Monday, April 24 - 7 p.m.

Fighting with Faith with Curator Patricia Cecil

Join this exclusive conversation with specialist curator Patricia Cecil on "Fighting with Faith", an online exhibition that explores the story of the first mosque on German soil.

Panel discussion

Sunday, April 23 - 2 p.m.

Lawrence Lecture Series: The ‘Earthly Paradise’ at Clouds Hill

In 1923, T.E. Lawrence rented an abandoned cottage near Britain’s south coast. A century later, Clouds Hill staff and volunteers discuss how Lawrence turned it into his ‘earthly paradise.’

Lecture

Monday, April 17 - 7 p.m. (Central Time)

Germany in Crisis: WWI, a Treaty and the Emergence of Hitler’s Genocidal Antisemitism

100 years after Adolf Hitler’s 1923 Versailles speech, Professor Thomas Weber explores how and why he blamed Jews for Germany’s post-WWI crisis and turned towards genocidal antisemitism.

Crafts and lecture

Saturday, April 8 - 10:30 a.m.

Mrs. Wilson's Knitting Circle

Come do your bit – knit! Kansas City Museum curator Lisa Shockley presides this month. All crafters and non-crafters welcome!

Citizen Engagement Event

Tuesday, March 21 - Reception 5:30 p.m., Program 6 p.m.

Canceled, Censored, Banned

From city and state legislative efforts to control content in public libraries to local universities blocking conservative speakers on campus, “Canceled, Censored, Banned” picks apart our growing reluctance to tolerate divergent viewpoints and to silence voices we disagree with.

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